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Agence France-Presse US intelligence whistle-blower Edward Snowden on Thursday hailed a European Parliament vote urging EU member states to take him in and offer protection as an extraordinary gesture of support. In a resolution, EU lawmakers called on the blocs 28 member states to grant protection to Snowden as a human rights defender after he

Arturo Garcia Comedian Kathy Griffin had no shortage of confidence in Hillary Clinton should she end up running against Donald Trump for the presidency. I think she would crush him, she told Ora.TV host Larry King. At the end of the day, you cant just talk over somebody. And thats his game; he just talks

DALLASSouthern Methodist University says its reviewing an incident in which two fraternities planned a racially offensive party. The Ice Age party, as promoted Tuesday on Facebook, included a photo of a black man wearing sunglasses, with gold teeth and a gold chain in his mouth. The invitation called it a savage banger and said to bring

Jon Swaine, The Guardian Judge rules Charles Kleinert was deputized by FBI and protected under federal law when he killed Larry Jackson Jr, saying afterwards it was an accident A police officer in Texas who was being criminally prosecuted for shooting dead an unarmed black man has persuaded a judge to throw out the charge

Arturo Garcia The bipartisan drubbing Jeb Bush is taking after Wednesdays GOP candidate debate could kill his presidential campaign by the force of popular perception, MSNBC host Rachel Maddow said on Thursday. The one thing that didnt change between yesterday and today is that Jeb Bushs super PAC is still sitting on $100 million, she

Arturo Garcia Representatives from at least nine GOP presidential campaigns will meet on Sunday to discuss taking control of their remaining debates from the Republican National Committee, Politico reported. The push for the meeting is being led by campaign advisors for both front-runners Ben Carson and Donald Trump, as well as for Sen. Lindsey Graham

Zaid Jilani, AlterNet On Wednesday night, there were two rounds of GOP presidential debates. First, candidates polling at around one percent nationally had a shorter debate, followed by the frontrunners in a second debate. Both debates took place in an alternate reality, where facts are made up on the spot and history doesnt matter. Here

Adam Johnson, AlterNet White billionaires born into massive privilege arent usually known for their rags-to-riches tales, but Trump is trying to sell one to the American public. Or, at least, to Matt Lauer. In a recent interview, the Donald told NBC, My whole life really has been a no and I fought through it. It

The Volkswagen scandal now has a death toll forecast. By the end of 2016, VWs cars, rigged with defeat devices to cheat on emissions tests, will have pumped out enough excess toxic pollution to directly contribute to the premature deaths of around 60 people in the U.S. alone, MIT and Harvard University researchers determined in a

Tom Dart, The Guardian Some of the women, who began protest by refusing dinner on Wednesday, wrote letters about fears of being deported, as well as inhumane treatment in facilities More than two-dozen women at an immigration detention center in Texas began a hunger strike on Wednesday in protest at the conditions and their ongoing

Agence France-Presse Same-sex marriage was signed into law in Ireland, five months after a historic referendum saw the traditionally Catholic nation become the worlds first country to vote for gay unions. The Presidential Commission today signed the Marriage Bill 2015′ into law, the presidents office said in a statement, paving the way for the first

Reuters For those wondering whether they can bring their guns with them to the Trump-branded hotels and golf courses that dot the United States classier corners, Donald Trump may have only added to their uncertainty during Wednesdays Republican debate. The billionaire real-estate developer and presidential contender indicated he thought guns were not generally allowed, but